Fairey Battle K9480 on the 23rd of September 1940 in Hucknall, Nottingham LAC. E.V.Rozmiarak of 18 OTU

From my trip to Nottingham with the long suffering Tricia Quinlan but 2 sites visited .
The first is the site of the loss of Fairey Battle K9480 on the 23rd of September 1940 in Hucknall, Nottingham ,

 Pilot LAC. E.V.Rozmiarak of 18 OTU from nearby RAF Hucknall had taken off to practice circuits and landings the young pilot had executed 3 good circuits and bumps but on the 4th while climbing in a left hand turn the Battle stalled falling into a spin the plane impacted A house on the corner of Ruffs Drive and Laughton Crescent, Hucknall the crash took the life of the young pilot. Tragically it also took the lives of all 5 members of the Evans Family who were in the house the Smith family next door suffered injury's but thankfully survived 2 others a fireman and airman were injured in rescue efforts

At the crash site today nothing really remains to show the terrible history of this quiet corner quite a distance away a sandstone block in a wall on West street carries a small memorial to the accident .
Visiting Hucknall cemetery I found E.V.Rozmiarak's grave with its original grave stone laid below ,not far away is the new grave marker to the Evans family.
Rozmiarak was buried with full honors he was the first Bomber Command OTU Polish casualty of WW2 sadly the Evans were its first civilian losses .
In the hectic days of 1940 the family the only civilians lost in Hucknall during WW2 were buried in an unmarked paupers grave later in 2016 a relative Dorothy Bevins raised funds to finally place a stone over the family's last resting place .

K9480 =
LAC E.V.Rozmiarak's ,18 OTU
Civilians =
Albert EVANS ( 28 yrs)
Alice Evans (30 yrs)
Alice Evans ( 6 yrs)
John Evans ( 2yrs)
Ronald Evans ( 8 yrs)